On This Day in Rock: December 11
14 moments in rock history on December 11.
From the forum: This Day In Rock History
CrazyConnie on December 11, 2025 (3 posts)
This Day In Rock History: December 11th 1940 David Gates (co-lead singer of Bread) is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 1944 Brenda Lee is born Brenda Mae Tarpley in Atlanta, Georgia. Her small stature and big voice inspire the nickname "Little Miss Dynamite," which she lives up to by blowing up the charts with...
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1968
Blood, Sweat & Tears released Blood, Sweat & Tears
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1970
John Lennon released John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
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1970
King Crimson released Lizard
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- 1970 Yoko Ono released Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band Forum threads Wikipedia
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1972
The Rolling Stones released More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies)
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- 1982 Slade released Slade on Stage Forum threads Wikipedia
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1984
Leonard Cohen released Various Positions
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- 1999 Céline Dion released the single "Then You Look at Me" Forum threads Wikipedia
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1940
David Gates of Bread was born
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Photo: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
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1944
Brenda Lee was born
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Photo: MCA Records/Billy Smith-management, Public domain
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1948
Chester Thompson of The Mothers of Invention was born
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Photo: Andrew Bossi, CC BY-SA 2.5
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1953
Andrey Makarevich of Mashina Vremeni was born
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Photo: Ablackey1, CC0
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1956
Stevie Young of AC/DC was born
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Photo: TheACDCDoctor, CC BY-SA 4.0
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1961
Darryl Jones of The Rolling Stones was born
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Photo: P. Baumbach, Public domain
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